1981–82 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1981–82 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record10–17 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Missouri 12 2   .857 27 4   .871
Kansas State 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 22 11   .667
Nebraska 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Colorado 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
1982 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

They finished the season 10–17, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in sixth. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to Oklahoma, falling 71–67.

Roster

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1981–82 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Ron Harris (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
G Barry Stevens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
F Robert Estes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G Malvin Warrick (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
C Ron Falenschek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
G Terrence Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
G Paul Beene 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
C John Kunnert (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Wes Wallace
Fr
Lonzell Simmons
Doug Jones
F Tom Peterson
Fr
Dave Rauker
F Ray Harris
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 21, 1981*
6:00 pm
Windsor (Canada)
Exhibition
W 93–80 
Hilton Coliseum (3,112)
Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 28, 1981*
9:00 pm
at Eastern Montana (MSU-Billings) L 55–66  0–1
The Metra (1,692)
Billings, Montana
December 2, 1981*
7:35 pm, Cyclone Basketball Network
SMU W 80–70  1–1
Hilton Coliseum (8,112)
Ames, Iowa
December 5, 1981*
7:35 pm
South Dakota W 100–78  2–1
Hilton Coliseum (8,437)
Ames, Iowa
December 8, 1981*
7:35 pm, Cyclone Basketball Network
No. 6 Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry
L 68–79  2–2
Hilton Coliseum (14,038)
Ames, Iowa
December 12, 1981*
7:35 pm, Cyclone Basketball Network
at Texas L 75–108  2–3
Erwin Center (7,973)
Austin, Texas
December 14, 1981*
7:35 pm
at TCU L 63–72  2–4
Daniel Meyer Coliseum (2,572)
Fort Worth, Texas
December 19, 1981*
7:35 pm, Heritage Cablevision
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
L 56–72  2–5
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,015)
Des Moines, Iowa
December 26, 1981*
11:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Far West Classic Quarterfinal
L 68–88  2–6
Memorial Coliseum (11,040)
Portland, OR
December 28, 1981*
1:00 pm
vs. Pittsburgh
Far West Classic Consolation Semifinal
L 65–81  2–7
Memorial Coliseum (3,356)
Portland, OR
December 29, 1981*
3:00 pm
vs. Wisconsin
Far West Classic Consolation Seventh Place
W 103–79  3–7
Memorial Coliseum (3,127)
Portland, OR
January 6, 1982*
7:35 pm
Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 78–65  4–7
Hilton Coliseum (7,526)
Ames, Iowa
January 9, 1982*
7:35 pm
Saint Louis W 74–61  5–7
Hilton Coliseum (3,284)
Ames, Iowa
January 13, 1982
7:40 pm, KSHB
at Kansas State L 55–75  5–8
(0–1)
Ahearn Fieldhouse (11,220)
Manhattan, Kansas
January 16, 1982
7:35 pm
at Oklahoma L 67–68  5–9
(0–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,542)
Norman, Oklahoma
January 20, 1982
7:35 pm, Cyclone Basketball Network
Colorado W 62–58  6–9
(1–2)
Hilton Coliseum (7,136)
Ames, Iowa
January 23, 1982
2:38 pm, Big Eight
at Nebraska L 47–60  6–10
(1–3)
Devaney Sports Center (9,223)
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 27, 1982
7:35 pm, WOI
No. 1 Missouri L 73–86  6–11
(1–4)
Hilton Coliseum (11,428)
Ames, Iowa
January 30, 1982
7:35 pm
at Oklahoma State L 60–69  6–12
(1–5)
Gallagher Hall (6,000)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 3, 1982
7:30 pm, WOI/KSHB/USA
Kansas W 55–53  7–12
(2–5)
Hilton Coliseum (6,781)
Ames, Iowa
February 6, 1982
12:10 pm, Big Eight (NBC)
Oklahoma L 69–85  7–13
(2–6)
Hilton Coliseum (7,579)
Ames, Iowa
February 10, 1982
9:05 pm
at Colorado L 64–74  7–14
(2–7)
Coors Events Center (4,706)
Boulder, Colorado
February 13, 1982
7:35 pm
Kansas State L 49–58  7–15
(2–8)
Hilton Coliseum (10,134)
Ames, Iowa
February 16, 1982
8:08 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Missouri L 71–100  7–16
(2–9)
Hearnes Center (10,368)
Columbia, Missouri
February 20, 1982
7:35 pm
Nebraska W 63–61  8–16
(3–9)
Hilton Coliseum (9,202)
Ames, Iowa
February 24, 1982
7:35 pm
Oklahoma State W 71–64  9–16
(4–9)
Hilton Coliseum (7,837)
Ames, Iowa
February 27, 1982
1:05 pm
at Kansas W 63–61  10–16
(5–9)
Allen Fieldhouse (5,600)
Lawrence, Kansas
Big Eight tournament
March 2, 1982
7:35 pm
(6) at (3) Oklahoma
Big Eight tournament Quarterfinals
L 67–71  10–17
Lloyd Noble Center (7,825)
Norman, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1981-82 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
  3. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.